Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Villarreal CF
2 – 3
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Tue 3 May 2022 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Etienne Capoue 63' Y
Y 77' Trent Alexander-Arnold
Giovani Lo Celso 81' Y
Pau Torres 85' Y
Etienne Capoue 86' R

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Liverpool FC H 2–3 L
30 Apr Deportivo Alavés A 1–2 L
27 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr Valencia CF H 2–0 W
16 Apr Getafe CF A 2–1 W
12 Apr FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Villarreal CF A 3–2 W
30 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W
27 Apr Villarreal CF H 2–0 W
24 Apr Everton FC H 2–0 W
19 Apr Manchester United FC H 4–0 W
16 Apr Manchester City FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Liverpool FC
#35 Position #3
1 Points 18
8 Played 8
0 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2
5 Scored 20
18 Conceded 8
-13 GD +12
0.13 PPG 2.25
0% Win % 75%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
0% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Villarreal CF are 35th (1 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Santiago Mourino 1 G
Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Alexis Mac Allister 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica!
  • 3' The deadlock is broken! Boulaye Dia gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Boulaye Dia — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. Liverpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Paco Alcacer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' Francis Coquelin does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 46' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Luis Diaz comes on to replace Diogo Jota.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Fabinho gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 63' A moment of madness from Etienne Capoue on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • 67' The Colombia Luis Diaz breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 3-2!
  • 68' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Francis Coquelin is replaced by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 69' Alfonso Pedraza gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Francis Coquelin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Sadio Mane adds to his 0 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 3-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Trigueros gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Pervis Estupinan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Albiol as he leaves the pitch. Serge Aurier steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Kostas Tsimikas on, Andrew Robertson off on 81 minutes.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Giovani Lo Celso on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • 84' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Fabinho by James Milner on 84 minute.
  • 85' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Etienne Capoue. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sadio Mane 3
Boulaye Dia 2
Jordan Henderson 1
Pervis Estupinan 1
Fabinho 1
Luis Diaz 1
Francis Coquelin 1

Head to Head

2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-30 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-04-19 Villarreal CF 2–0 Valencia CF W 2022-04-16 Getafe CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2022-04-12 FC Bayern München 1–1 Villarreal CF D

Liverpool FC Form

2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-04-30 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF W 2022-04-24 Liverpool FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2022-04-19 Liverpool FC 4–0 Manchester United FC W 2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.75 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Liverpool FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF15% Draw19% Liverpool FC66%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
34%
Draw or Liverpool FC
85%
Villarreal CF or Liverpool FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF10% Draw34% Liverpool FC56%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 4
5.8%
1 – 4
5.4%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
3.7%
0 – 5
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 20% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 21% 33%
+2.5 67% — 33%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.